Adult Smoking: Focusing on People with Mental Illness
Smoking Statistics for US Adults with mental Illness
- By Age
- Ages 18-24 - 42%
- Ages 25-44 - 41%
- Ages 45-64 - 34%
- Ages 65+ - 13%
- By Education
- Less than high school - 47%
- High school graduate - 40%
- Some college - 38%
- College graduate - 19%
- By Racial/Ethnic Groups
- American Indian/Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) - 55%
- Other (Non-Hispanic - 40%
- White (Non-Hispanic) - 38%
- Black (Non-Hispanic) - 34%
- Hispanic - 32%
- Asian (Non-Hispanic) - 21%
- By Region
- Midwest - 39%
- South - 38%
- Northeast - 35%
- West - 32%
Color-coded U.S. map: Cigarette Use Among Adults with Any Mental Illness
- States that have less than 30%: Georgia and Utah
- States that have 30 to 34%: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington
- States that have 35 to 39%: Conneticut, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio,Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
- States that have 40 to 44%: Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and South Dakota
- States that have 45% or more: Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia
